Republican leaders, including Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, have publicly questioned President Biden's administration regarding its decision to delay urgent military aid to Israel. The GOP officials emphasized that this action contradicts Biden's previous assurances of an 'ironclad' commitment to Israel's security and warned that any 'daylight' between the U.S. and Israel could embolden Israel's enemies.
Mike Johnson, Mitch McConnell demand to know why Biden halted military aid to Israel https://t.co/fyaUK0bmlE
Mike Johnson and Mitch McConnell have demanded the White House give details about the decision to pause weapons to Israel. They write: The decision "calls into question your pledge that your commitment to Israel's security will remain ironclad." https://t.co/LlbDQqYLmV
BREAKING @J_Insider via @emilyfjacobs: "McConnell, Johnson demand Biden answer for holdup of Israeli weapons shipments" "The GOP leaders said ‘daylight between the United States and Israel at this dangerous time risks emboldening Israel's enemies’" https://t.co/VodkKFRI7z
Today, @SpeakerJohnson and I pressed @POTUS to explain why his Administration has delayed weapon shipments to Israel. If his commitment to Israel is really “ironclad”, then urgent security assistance needs to move urgently. Read the full letter: https://t.co/pHvutYjcPu
If this administration’s commitment to Israel is iron-clad, why on earth would the Biden @DeptofDefense even consider withholding the security assistance that Israel—our most important ally in the Middle East—needs for its survival? This is unacceptable. https://t.co/5esFVJ1GUE